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"Was Linux hurt by Red Hat's involvement? Hardly. Linux has
thrived in tandem with Red Hat's prominent role in developing the
Linux kernel.

"For those that think community-based support is the way to go,
consider CentOS, a clone of Red Hat Enteprrise Linux. CentOS
recently had its leader go AWOL. While the situation was eventually
resolved, a serious vendor like Red Hat mitigates the vagaries of
community whims, like Red Hat's Alan Cox deciding to stop working
on tty development."